S & P Net AdvantageThis link opens in a new windowStandard & Poor's Net Advantage provides nine of its most popular publications: Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, Register, Stock Guide, Bond Guide, Earnings Guide, The Outlook, and Dividend Record.
Business Insights: EssentialsThis link opens in a new windowCompany profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
SRDS- Standard Rate and Data ServiceThis link opens in a new windowSRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service) provides media rates, circulation and contact data. UNF students have access to Business Media Advertising, Consumer Media Advertising, Newspaper, Radio and TV and Cable portions of the database.
Article Databases
ABI/INFORM CollectionThis link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Business Source CompleteThis link opens in a new windowBusiness Source Complete exceeds all other databases available in terms of its premium content of peer-reviewed, business related journals. Included as part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database are indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals, dating back as far as 1886.
Due to covid 19, JSTOR is providing access to 35,000+ books from participating academic publish, additional JSTOR journal collections including, Business IV, Ecology & Botany II, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Jewish studies, Life sciences, and primary source collections: 19th century British Pamphlets, World Heritage Sites: Africa, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, Global Plants
Nexis UniThis link opens in a new windowLexis Nexis is now Nexis Uni! Online full-text legal, news and business information services. Covers thousands of newspapers, journals, magazines, transcripts, news releases. Current as of today, some newspapers go back to the 1960s.
Visit lexisnexis.com/NexisUniSupport to view tip sheets, training resources, and video tutorials.
Value Line Research CenterThis link opens in a new windowValue Line is a complete, multidimensional investment management solution that enables both new and experienced investors to make timely, better-informed decisions. It provides a wealth of in-depth financial information, intelligently presented both in print and online, plus objective research, insightful commentary, proven price projections, and advanced analytical tools.
Industry Research Tips
To understand a company and its competitors, you need to understand the industry of which it is a part, even if you are looking for information about a niche industry.
Finding information about an industry includes the following steps:
Get an overview of the industry (market research, industry summaries)
Look for articles on trends and see if you can find forecasts
Gather statistics from government agencies and trade associations
Contact trade associations for additional information about an industry
Potential problems:
Each information tool uses its own industry groupings and covers different industries. Data from one source may not match another resource, both in terms of data and definition of an industry.
Small industries are often reported as part of larger industries in government data and other information sources. Look for targeted market research to address these markets
Quality, availability and cost of association information varies widely. Some of it is only available to members, and some data can be free.
Emerging industries can be difficult to research. Data may not be available and trends may not have been established.
